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Order of the Legion of Honour (not only) for Gen Milan Maxim
Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim received the highest French state decoration – L'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) –at the French Ambassador's residence. On behalf …
Scar named Hejce
The victims of the largest air disaster in the history of the independent Slovak Republic – of the Antonov AN-24 military aircraft crash near the Hungarian village of Hejce –, were paid tribute during a remembrance ceremony attended by represen…
Slovak-Hungarian commission
A combined Slovak-Hungarian commission, chaired by the State Secretaries of both MODs, convened in Bratislava to debate security and political issues and affairs of current relevance relating to a wide spectrum of SVK-HUN defence engagement. To…
Military pilots training to continue at the Technical University in Košice
The M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AFA) will continue to cooperate with the Aviation Faculty at the Technical University in Košice in the academic year 2017-2018. For those interested, i.e. prospective professional soldiers, Bachelor of S…
Minister hands over vehicles
In Nemšová, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš has handed over 29 new vehicles to service personnel for use. The motor pool of the Armed Forces has grown to incorporate 12 Aktis and 17 Tatra trucks. These are currently being phased in a bid t…
"Full Field Kit" is back
The once popular ʻFull Field Kitʼ radio programme is coming back after a 6-year break, having made it into the radio broadcasting programmes portfolio. Already launched with its first broadcast on 13 January, from 21:05 to 21:35 local time list…
Deployment of troops approved
The Security Council and Government of the Slovak Republic have approved the deployment of up to 152 service personnel for the training mission in the Republic of Latvia in the second quarter of 2017. This is a commitment the Slovak Republic ma…
MOD managed the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU at a high standard
Over the course of the 6-month Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the SVK Ministry of Defence played a responsible role in bringing important tasks to completion. The MOD organised the Informal Meeting of European Union Min…
Velez-Zuzulová and Vlhová dominate slalom at Zagreb
The skiers of the Military Sports Centre Dukla Banská Bystrica Veronika Velez-Zuzulová and Petra Vlhová achieved fantastic success in the women's slalom race at the Alpine Skiing World Cup, which took place on 3 January in Croatia's Zagreb. Ver…
Republic Day
Service personnel and MOD civilian employees came together for a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces. Speaking on this occasion the head of the MOD, Peter Gajdoš announce…
New Year greeted with gun salutes
To mark the 24th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces, soldiers from the Rocket Launcher Detachment Rožňava fired, in the presence of Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and 1st Deputy Chief of the General S…
New deal for voluntary soldiers
Under the latest arrangements, voluntary soldiers will conduct exercises in better conditions in 2017. The Ministry of Defence has already submitted a Draft Bill on Voluntary Military Training (VMT) for an interdepartmental review process. The …
Deploying to Afghanistan
14 members of the Deployable Communication Module - Charlie (DCM-C) will take off for Afghanistan where they will link up with the Resolute Support Mission (RSM). SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and 2nd Deputy Chief of the General Staff Ma…
Ján Husák passes away
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš participated in a final farewell ceremony, held at the Crematorium in Nitra, in honour of Lt Gen Ján Husák, who died at the age of 93 on 22 December. This direct participant of the anti-Nazi resistance movem…
Farewell to I. Gablech
In Havlíčkův Brod, a final farewell ceremony was held in honour of Slovak WWII pilot Brig Gen Imrich Gablech, who passed away at the age of 101 on 16 December. In attendance at the funeral ceremony were the State Secretary of the SVK Ministry o…
A gift from Minister
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš held a video conference call with the Slovak service personnel who are currently deployed on missions and operations abroad. He wished them happy, merry and blessed Christmas festivities and that they get off to…
Race walker Matej Tóth of MSC Dukla is the 2016 Sportsman of the Year
1st Lt Matej Tóth has been named the 2016 Sportsman of the Year. That this Olympic gold winner in the men's 50km race walk at Brazil's Rio de Janeiro Olympics triumphed at the Slovak Sports Awards 2016 Sportsman of the Year was decided in a vot…
A visit to Bosnia
As a member of the delegation led by President and Commander-in-Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces Andrej Kiska, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš visited the Slovak soldiers serving with the European Union Force Althea (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosni…
New veteran recognised
After more than 70 years since the end of the Slovak National Uprising (SNU), 90-year old František Predajňa filed a request for award of the war veteran status. He received the War Veteran ID Card and Badge during a ceremony, attended by Minis…
